You might not see the benefit directly, but the idea is that we must do this for future generations. If everybody keeps looking at the others, nothing happens. The ones that can lead must lead.
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/amoc-atlantic-tipping...
I get frustration that people feel in some countries like Netherlands where emissions per capita is 6.56t CO2, while others that also can do something like US, do not (14.3t CO2 per capita).
> If everybody keeps looking at the others, nothing happens.
On the other hand, this is true.
I however think it should be a personal responsibility. Not something forced upon you or being pushed to the government to solve. People have more personal responsibility. Lots of them aren’t bothered anymore because they think the government will fix it.
For example, I don’t have a car and choose to live in walking distance of my work. When I go somewhere I take the bike or train.
Tax still gives personal freedom - just if you want to burn a lot of oil you pay more.
I’m not buying it, but it’s being forced down my wallet anyway.
What’s the reason we have to have expensive energy and import massive numbers of unskilled migrants?
Anyway, immigration drives up energy demand, and according to at least some theories of economics, that has a tendency to drive up price.